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IT leaders uplift women to fill tech talent gaps

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As companies scramble to find qualified IT talent, they are struggling to achieve greater female representation in their technology ranks, particularly in key areas such as software engineering and cybersecurity. There’s a stereotype of what security looks like, but the technical stuff is the easiest to pick up,” Lee says.

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TechCrunch+ roundup: No-code MVP strategy, hiring under scrutiny, A/B growth testing

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“While building looks extremely attractive in the long run, it requires leadership with a strong appetite for risk over an extended time period,” writes ML engineer Tanmay Chopra. Full TechCrunch+ articles are only available to members. Use discount code TCPLUSROUNDUP to save 20% off a one- or two-year subscription.

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2023 CIO Hall of Fame inductees on building a successful IT leadership career

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Yet the leading tech execs who make up CIO’s 2023 CIO Hall of Fame share many of the same attributes, attitudes, and ambitions. For example, most say they love both technology and problem-solving — a combination that often got them interested in the IT profession in the first place.

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Women IT leaders on their climb to the top

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For women who aspire to leadership roles in IT, the climb to the top can be particularly arduous — and lonely. Lorissa Horton, SVP and CPO for Webex, Cisco Cisco Horton gained exposure to early technology through her mother’s career, and she recalls giant cell phones and modem-connected laptops as some of her earliest memories of tech.

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7 sins of digital transformation

CIO

As CIOs prepare for the next wave of digital transformation, they must demonstrate shorter-term business impacts from technology investments and achieve larger innovation goals that evolve the organization’s business model. It’s hard to deliver business outcomes from any technology investment without business executives as partners.

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Top IT exec recuiters weigh in on talent trends today

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When I last dedicated an episode of the Tech Whisperers podcast to the state of tech talent, we were just coming out of a multi-year “sellers” market, and we could sense that we were hitting an inflection point. But what’s the next tech coming down the road that you need this person to reskill for? Oshkosh Corp.

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6 signs an IT manager is struggling — and how to help

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“IT middle managers play a critical role, and companies often neglect and underinvest in them,” says Dan Roberts, host of the Tech Whisperers Podcast and author of Confessions of a Successful CIO. Tech leaders say relationship building is the key. That suggests why they’re struggling.” What can be done to help?